Prominent IP Updates on Jan 27, 2015

Virgin Media wins ninth patent infringement case vs. Rovi

Virgin Media announced that it has defended itself from patent infringement claims made by Rovi, which has agreed to revoke a patent centred on a system for recommending TV content to viewers based on past interaction with the TV programme guide.

Three Vringo Patents Invalidated in China for Lack of Invention

ZTE Corporation noted that three patents of Vringo Inc. and its subsidiaries were invalidated by the Patent Re-examination Board of the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China because of lack of invention.

Neudrive Limited Acquires Intellectual Property Portfolio from CPI Innovation Services Limited

NeuDrive Limited has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of organic semiconducting material patents and the FlexOS™ trade mark from CPI Innovation Services (CPIIS), the commercial arm of the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI).

IZON Technologies, LLC, Grants Exclusive Glasses-Free 3D License to W.A. Howell and Associates

IZON® Technologies, LLC, has granted an exclusive license for its glasses-free 3D technology to W.A. Howell & Associates, LLP, Newport Beach, Ca. According to Joseph DiFrancesco, CEO of IZON, based in Orlando, the license is applicable to healthcare software development for portable medical devices such as tablets and mobile phones.

Acacia Subsidiary Enters into Royalty-Bearing Patent License Agreement with Arcadyan Technology Corporation

Acacia Research Corporation announced today that its Saint Lawrence Communications LLC subsidiary has entered into a royalty-bearing patent license agreement with Arcadyan Technology Corporation.

Universal display, LG display enter oled tech licensing agreement

Universal Display Corporation, enabling energy-efficient displays and lighting with its UniversalPHOLED® technology and materials, and LG Display Co., Ltd., the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, today announced the signing of a new OLED Technology License Agreement and Supplemental Material Purchase Agreement.

Ecosphere Technologies Announces Ozonix(R) Exclusive Technology Licensing Agreement with US H20

Ecosphere Technologies, Inc., a technology development and intellectual property licensing company, today announced that it has signed an exclusive technology licensing agreement with US H20, Inc., to deploy its patented Ozonix® water treatment technology on an exclusive basis in the United States for the Landfill Leachate and Marine Port & Terminal fields of use.

Andalay Solar Announces Partnership with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

Andalay Solar, a leading supplier of integrated solar power systems, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hyundai Heavy Industries whereby Hyundai intends to license and manufacture solar modules using Andalay’s Instant Connect ® frame technology.

Phibro Animal Health Corp in Collaboration Agreement, License Agreement, Intellectual Property Acquisition

Phibro Animal Health Corporation today announced it has acquired exclusive North American distribution rights for vaccines using MJ Biologicals, Inc.’s (“MJB”) vaccine technologies focused on the swine industry and additional vaccines that Phibro and MJB intend to develop, pursuant to a collaboration and distribution agreement.

Provectus Biopharmaceuticals’ Novel Synthesis Patent Application Allowed by Chinese Patent Office

Provectus Biopharmaceuticals Inc., a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company announced today that it has received notification of allowance from the Chinese Patent Office for its patent application protecting the synthetic process used to produce the small molecule Rose Bengal the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) in PV-10 the Company’s lead oncology drug candidate.

New Class Action Filed Against Apple over iTunes Radio

Zenbu Magazines has filed a class action lawsuit against Apple and a separate class action against Beats Electronics. The case is about Zenbu owning the copyrights to many of the songs that are found listed in Apple’s iTunes Radio.

Supernus Files Oxtellar XR Patent Infringement Lawsuit Again

Late last week, Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against TWi Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and TWi International LLC accusing both of infringement of four patents covering Supernus’ antiepileptic drug, Oxtellar XR.

First UK court judgment on infringement of medical use claims

In Warner-Lambert Company, LLC v Actavis Group Ptc EHF & Others [2015] EWHC 72 (Pat) (21 January 2015), Mr Justice Arnold refused to grant Warner-Lambert an interim injunction in relation to their second medical use patent for pregabalin, which Warner-Lamber markets for the treatment of pain under the trade mark Lyrica®.

Apple patents snap-on iPhone game controller and keyboard accessories

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday granted Apple’s patent for an iPhone gaming accessory that extends in-game controls beyond the handset’s display and onto D-pads or joysticks, saving precious screen real estate in the process.

European Patent Granted for Akers’ Rapid Blood Separation Technology

Akers Biosciences, Inc., announces that the European Patent Office has issued a patent surrounding the Company’s novel blood separator technology and method of separating a fluid fraction from whole blood.

Samsung files patent for chameleon sunglasses

Samsung has filed a patent for a pair of smart sunglasses which can morph their appearance at the touch of a smartphone screen.

Patent Properties launches patent licensing subscription service

Last week Patent Properties, Inc. came through with the long anticipated public launch of The United States Patent Utility, which the company describes as a big data-driven subscription service that makes the economic benefits of the U.S. patent database available to companies of all sizes.

As Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar count patents, warning signs ahead

Government regulators and the taxi industry can’t stop Uber — but maybe a patent can. At least that’s the hope of Sidecar, a small rival of Uber whose founder obtained a patent related to mobile ride hailing way in 2002, and who claims he thought up today’s version of the industry way back in the 1990s.

Supreme Court sends patent cases back to appeals court

The Supreme Court on Monday sent three patent cases, including one dispute over Shire Plc’sLialda drug, back to a lower court for further proceedings in light of a ruling the justices issued last week.